What has a forest but no trees?

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, rivers without water. What am I? A map.


Can you have a forest without trees?

Kelp forests have no trees; in fact giant kelp isn't considered a plant but rather classifies as an algae.

Which forest does not have trees?

A forest without trees is called a meadow. Meadows are barren and deserted lands without any kind of plants.


What do you call an area without trees?

A clearing is an area that's open, with no trees, especially one in the middle of the woods or that's been cleared for planting. A clearing at the edge of the forest is a nice place to build a cabin.

Is there a place with no trees?

The world's 20 most tree-filled countries

There are five places with no forest whatsoever, according to World Bank's definition* - Nauru, San Marino, Qatar, Greenland and Gibraltar - while in a further 12 places there is less than one per cent.


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What year will we have no trees left?

That figure sounds comfortably high – until you understand that we are uprooting 15 billion trees every year and only replanting around five billion. With a net annual loss of 10 billion trees, year on year, we can expect Earth to be totally treeless by 2319.

Do walking trees exist?

Socratea exorrhiza is a palm native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America. The tree supposedly “walks” from shade to sunlight by growing roots in the direction it wants to travel, and then allowing the old roots to lift into the air and die.

What is the outskirts of a forest called?

A woodland edge or forest edge is the transition zone (ecotone) from an area of woodland or forest to fields or other open spaces.


What is a world without trees?

Without trees, formerly forested areas would become drier and more prone to extreme droughts. When rain did come, flooding would be disastrous. Massive erosion would impact oceans, smothering coral reefs and other marine habitats.

What is land covered with forest called?

TIMBERLAND — Land covered with forest suitable for producing commercial timber. A common standard in the classification of timberland is that the land can produce a minimum of 20 cubic feet of industrial wood per acre per year.

Do all forests have trees?

Hint: A forest is an area which has a large number of trees and a variety of flora and fauna. However, trees are an essential part of a forest ecosystem. Based on the type of habitat, there are several kinds of forests with different kinds of trees.


What biome has little to no trees?

A. TUNDRA: treeless low (less than 1 m) vegetation with short perennials, water frozen. Typical plants include sedges, lichens, mosses, grasses, and dwarf woody plants.

Where there are no trees except?

No trees except the one which grows and seethes in one's dreams'– why is the phrase 'grows and seethes' used?

What has rivers but no water?

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, rivers without water. What am I? A map.


Can a forest be a garden?

In tropical climates. Forest gardens, or home gardens, are common in the tropics, using intercropping to cultivate trees, crops, and livestock on the same land. In Kerala in south India as well as in northeastern India, the home garden is the most common form of land use and is also found in Indonesia.

Can animals live without trees?

Trees Provide Animal Habitats and Homes

Forests provide ecosystems that teem with life. In fact, 80% of land animals live in forests and four out of every five land animals live in forests… so it's not only humans who can't live without trees, most land animals can't either.

Can trees exist without humans?

Unless planted in cities where they are maintained by people, trees typically live in forests which are complex renewable systems – a system in which many things depend on each other in order for life to continue in a healthy balance. Trees can't just live on their own; they would die.


What if we lost all trees?

With no trees, the land will heat up and dry out and the dead wood will inevitably result in enormous wildfires. This will fill the sky with soot that blocks out the Sun, causing failed harvests for several years and leading to worldwide famine.

What if trees did not exist?

Plants are the foundation of all food chains. Without trees there would be no paper, no pencils, even no coffee or tea, but more fundamentally there would also be no food for animals, or us, to eat. And since 70% of the Earth's land animals and plants live in forests, the majority would lose their habitat.

What are the 4 types of forests?

There are three general types of forest that exist: temperate, tropical, and boreal. Experts estimate that these forests cover approximately one-third of Earth's surface.


What are the 7 types of forests?

Types of forests:
  • Tropical evergreen forests.
  • Tropical deciduous forests.
  • Temperate evergreen forests.
  • Temperate deciduous forests.
  • Mediterranean vegetation.
  • Coniferous forests.


What are the 5 types of forests?

These forests can be classified in five major groups namely:
  • Moist tropical forest.
  • Dry tropical forest.
  • Montane temperate forest.
  • Montane sub tropical forest.
  • Alpine forest.


Can trees really hear you?

They're listening. That's the overarching conclusion from multiple research studies: While plants don't have ears, they can “hear” sounds in their local environment. More importantly, they can react.


Can trees see us?

Don't look now, but that tree may be watching you. Several lines of recent research suggest that plants are capable of vision—and may even possess something akin to an eye, albeit a very simple one.

Can trees bleed?

Second, many types of trees often “bleed” or release sap when pruned in late winter or early spring, before the leaves have developed.